red, white & royal blue

True love isn’t always diplomatic.

First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations.

The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. Alex is busy enough handling his mother’s bloodthirsty opponents and his own political ambitions without an uptight royal slowing him down. But beneath Henry’s Prince Charming veneer, there’s a soft-hearted eccentric with a dry sense of humor and more than one ghost haunting him.

As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. And Henry throws everything into question for Alex, an impulsive, charming guy who thought he knew everything: What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?

Kirkus starred review

“McQuiston’s strength is in dialogue; her characters speak in hilarious rapid-fire bursts with plenty of “likes,” “ums,” creative punctuation, and pop-culture references, sounding like smarter, funnier versions of real people. Although Alex and Henry’s relationship is the heart of the story, their friends and family members are all rich, well-drawn characters, and their respective worlds feel both realistic and larger-than-life. A clever, romantic, sexy love story.”

booklist starred review

“McQuiston’s debut is for readers who love romantic comedies and Pod Save America. […] This Blue Wave fantasy could be the feel-good book of the summer.” 

Publishers Weekly starred review

“[An] outstanding debut. […] The impossible relationship between Alex and Henry is portrayed with quick wit and clever plotting. The drama, which involves political rivals, possible betrayals, and even a meeting with the queen, is both irresistible and delicious. Readers will be eager to see more from McQuiston after this extremely promising start.” 

Christina Lauren

New York Times bestselling author of Love and Other Words and Roomies

“Absorbing, hilarious, tender, sexy—this book had everything I crave.”

Taylor Jenkins Reid
Author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Red, White & Royal Blue is outrageously fun. I loved every second.” 

Lyndsay Faye
Internationally bestselling author of Jane Steele

“By turns hilarious and angst-ridden, buoyant and strikingly real, this novel is a surefire bull’s-eye for any devotee of classic romance, slow burn fanfiction, or heartfelt storytelling.”

Julia Whelan
Author of My Oxford Year

“This book is like that perfect dessert you allow yourself only on the really good or really bad days. And I loved every deliciously satiating page of it.”